I bought this Kelsey Excelsior 5×8 Printing Press a few years ago, and it is setup in our “mini-museum” in our front lobby.

If I remember correctly, this press was still in use in Texas two years before I bought it, until the printer passed away. As near as I can tell, it’s in real good shape. It didn’t include rollers, but included everything else, as well as some old metal dies of letters and artwork, which I’ll present in a future post.

I believe that this particular model was made in 1928. Whether the actual unit was made in 1928, or if that was just the year the model was introduced, I’m not sure. But, it is the older Model-N.